Job cuts not top of mind, ‘phenomenal opportunity’ in Asia -Manulife CEO

By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Job cuts are not “top of mind” for Manulife Financial Corp, Canada’s largest insurer, as it sees significant growth opportunities, fuelled particularly by Asia, CEO Roy Gori said on Monday. “We are in growth mode,” Gori told the Reuters Global Markets Forum on the sidelines …

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Brazil to reinforce fiscal, democratic and environmental commitments, says Haddad

(Reuters) -Brazil’s delegation arrived at the World Economic Forum (WEF) with a commitment to defend democracy and the sustainability of both its public accounts and the environment, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday. Speaking to journalists at his hotel in Davos, Switzerland, Haddad said that Brazilian institutions “gave a very immediate response” after supporters …

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Davos 2023: Climate change leads to more malaria, tuberculosis up in a recession

By Leela de Kretser DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Climate change is increasing malaria infections, the executive director of the world’s biggest health fund said in Davos on Monday. Huge surges in malaria infections followed recent floods in Pakistan and cyclones in Mozambique in 2021, said Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to …

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Maestros protestan por mejoras salariales en principales ciudades de Venezuela

16 ene (Reuters) -Maestros y jubilados marcharon el lunes en al menos seis ciudades de Venezuela en demanda de mejoras salariales, mientras el Gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro ve aparecer más fisuras en su política antinflacionaria. El Gobierno no ha ajustado los salarios de los empleados del sector público, incluidos los educadores, desde marzo, en …

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El británico Jeremy Clarkson se disculpa con Enrique y Meghan por su columna

LONDRES, 16 ene (Reuters) -El presentador de televisión británico Jeremy Clarkson dijo que envió por correo electrónico una disculpa al príncipe Enrique y a Meghan después de que escribió en una columna de un periódico inglés que esperaba que la duquesa de Sussex se viera obligada algún día a desfilar desnuda por las calles. Clarkson, …

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